Chapter 1

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As the crowd noisily cheering to the fighters they're sorrounding, Again, Elisse kicked the man who approached her, so it immediately laid on the floor. Good thing, she is wearing stretchable jeans, T-shirts and sneakers. With these, she can immediately give her best shots. Behind her, he felt one arm choke her back, so she quickly used her elbow and struck his rib cage followed by a knife hand and struck his groin. As the attacker bent forward, she threw him over her hip to the ground and followed up a punch to his face. Hindi pa man siya nakakahinga ay may bigla namang humila sa buhok niyang nakapusod. So, she rolled her shoulder towards him and used a hammer fist to stike his groin, and he followed an elbow strike to the back. Then she threw him to the floor.

The crowd was stunned and shocked. She looked angrily at the referee who didn't stop the fight at the given time.

Akma siyang lalapit dito pero hinarangan siya ng dalawang maskuladong bouncers, kung kaya natakot din ang crowd. She can't hear what they are saying since the club background music is really noisy at hati ang mga tao sa loob ng bar. May mga nagdidisco, at sila na nagho-hold ng underground battle. She didn't even know at first that this thing exists. She just thought of the price at first, so she decided to challenge them.

Akmang may susuntok sa kaliwa niyang braso pero nakita niya kung paano ito sanggain ng isang matangkad na lalaki. Hindi niya masyadong maaninag ang mukha nito dahil madilim sa loob ng bar at tanging mga disco lights lang ang mga ilaw.

"Huwag kang makialam dito Shawn, nagkakatuwaan lang kami." The referee told him as if they already knew each other.

"But dude, lumagpas na kayo sa oras. Panalo na siya, ibigay nyo na ang premyo niya kundi patay kayo sa akin." He warned.

She didn't hear him clearly, but she is sure that he was giving a warning. Mabilis na inilabas ng referee ang envelope na naglalaman ng perang ipinangakong papremyo dito. He angrily got it from his hand and walked to her. "Please count it, Miss."

Well, his lower-pitched voice sounds sexy. Kinuha niya ang envelope habang nakatingin ang crowd sa kanya. She hurriedly opened it as the man asked her to do it. Noong lingunin niya ito, nakita niya kung paano kaalerto ang mga mata nitong nakatingin sa paligid.. and wait, he's handsome. Pero mabilis niyang isinantabi iyon at nagmadaling bilangin ang pera.

"It's exactly fifteen thousand." pagkasabi noon ay pinulot niya ang black cap sa floor at mabilis na isinuot. Tumingin ito sa kanya at nakita niya kung gaano kaganda ang mukha nito. "Thanks." mabilis nitong sabi sa kanya at tinungo ang exit ng bar, habang parang ipinako sa pagkakatayo ang lahat. Maya-maya ay unti-unti na ring nagsialisan ang crowd, kung kaya tinungo niya ang bar counter kung saan nandoon ang kaibigan.

"She's so cool, man!" Renzo said with admiration and excitement.

Napangiti si Shawn Alvarez pagkatapos niyang umupo sa isang bakanteng stool na katabi ng kinauupuan ng kaibigan at nag-shot ng whiskey na nasa shot glass. "Pretty but dangerous chick."

Ilan pang sandali ang nakalipas pero hindi parin maalis sa mukha ng kaibigan ang ngiti.

Ilang hakbang nalang ay mararating na niya ang hospital room kung saan naka-confined ang kuya niya, pero nagulat siya ng bumukas ito at nakita niya si Faye at ang isang doctor at ilang mga nurses na itinutulak ang hospital bed kung saan naroroon nakahiga ang kuya niya.

"Bestie!" Halos magkasunod nilang tawag sa isa't isa.

"What's happening?" mabilis niyang tanong habang nakasunod siya dito.

"He needs to undergo to FMRI to detect his level of awareness. We can't prolong it anymore ."

Nagulat siya sa narinig. How many Brain Scans and laboratory tests does he need to do? It's been two months, and it hurts to see her brother being in this condition.

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